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. 2018 Dec;19(4):309-310.
doi: 10.7181/acfs.2018.02117. Epub 2018 Dec 27.

Immediate parotid duct reconstruction using an autologous vena comitans of the anterolateral thigh free flap pedicle in ablative head and neck surgery

Jae-Won Kim  1 , Tae-Gon Kim  1
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Immediate parotid duct reconstruction using an autologous vena comitans of the anterolateral thigh free flap pedicle in ablative head and neck surgery

Jae-Won Kim et al. Arch Craniofac Surg. 2018 Dec.
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Fig. 1.
(A) Defect of the distal portion of the parotid duct (arrow). (B) Venae comitantes of the flap pedicle. (C) Sutured vena comitans with the duct (arrow). (D) Immediately postoperative state. The remaining duct stump sutured to the oral cavity (arrow).
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